Jordan Ross Davis

Current office and 2026 campaign

Jordan R. Davis is a Republican candidate for re-election to the Tyrrell County Board of Commissioners on the November 3, 2026 general-election ballot, per his December 2, 2025 candidate filing with the North Carolina State Board of Elections ¹. He began his second term as one of the county's five at-large commissioners in January 2023 ².

Background and education

Davis's family has lived in the Tyrrell County area for more than two centuries, and he lives near Columbia, NC ². He said he first became interested in politics at age 15 during the 2000 Bush-Gore presidential election, and later studied political science at the University of North Carolina Wilmington ².

Career

Davis operates Double Dee Farms, a roughly 2,700-acre farm he runs with his father and sister. The farm grew soybeans, corn and wheat for about 60 years before shifting its primary crop to potatoes, which are now sold to chip manufacturers including Utz and Herr's ².

Office history

Davis's first public role was an appointment to Tyrrell County's Farm Services Board. He then filed for an open seat on the Board of Commissioners, paying a $38 filing fee and completing a required campaign-finance course; that first race was uncontested. He won a contested re-election two years later ². Ballotpedia's page for the November 8, 2022 general election lists Davis (Republican) on the ballot for the Board of Commissioners alongside Nina Basnight Griswell and Brenda Respass-Wynn (Democratic) and Florian Deltgen (unaffiliated); per Ballotpedia's coverage scope, it does not report vote totals for this race ³.

Legislative record and accomplishments

Davis said keeping tax rates low is a constant pressure on the board, since the county's comparatively low property values mean it collects less tax revenue per acre than neighboring counties. He said the board recently voted to establish a county food pantry to address food insecurity, a step that came with a significant upfront cost for a building and equipment — covered by grants rather than tax revenue, which he said drew criticism from some residents. He also described the county's ongoing flood and drainage challenges (most of the county sits two to ten feet above sea level) and said future opportunities lie in tourism, citing hunting, eco-tourism, and a proposed visitors' center tied to the county's red wolf preserve ². On partisanship, Davis — a registered Republican — said: "My opinion is that once somebody is elected, it doesn't matter who voted for you and who didn't. You've got to look out for everybody, and that's the biggest thing" ². On campaign fundraising in a small county, he said: "I've always felt it's better not to take any money from anybody in a place as small as our county. There's no reason to anyway because you don't do any big advertising" ². Asked about his approach to office, Davis said he lets his Christian faith guide his principles but noted that the adage "What would Jesus Do?" "doesn't give a concrete answer for every political and civic question" and that "a good moral compass and common sense are also needed," per the profile ².

Business interests and wealth source

Davis's income is tied to Double Dee Farms, the family farming operation described above; the profile reports the farm's current focus on potatoes grown for chip manufacturers rather than its historical grain crops ².

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